“It’s just observational,” he continued. “[Kelly] doesn’t have the personality skillset for that job. I applaud his service to the country, 40 years in the Marine Corps, he has the personality and skill set for that job–”

But then Meghan McCain interrupted with a blunt question: “Why did Ivanka and Jared trust his opinion over yours, then?”

“In terms of what?” Scaramucci asked.

“Because clearly you’re out and he’s still in,” she answered, as the audience got so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

“I just think calling a general of his statue having a ‘hissy fit,’ someone who has served in war, for me tonally is tone-deaf,” McCain said later on.